Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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