Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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