Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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