Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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