Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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