Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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