Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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