Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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