Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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