Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs