Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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