Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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