Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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