Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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