Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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