Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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