Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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