Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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