Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever 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 institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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