Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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