Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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