Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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