Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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