Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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