Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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