Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses 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 MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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