Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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