Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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