Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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