Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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