Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Free Online Courses