Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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