Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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