Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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