Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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