Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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