Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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