Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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