Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in 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. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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