Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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