Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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