Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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