Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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