Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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