Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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