Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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