Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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