Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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