Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 online learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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