Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are 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 numerous subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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