Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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