Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. 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 subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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