Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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