Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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