Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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