Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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