Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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