Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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