Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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