Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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