Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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