Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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