Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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