Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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