Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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