Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes 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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