Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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