Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. 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 almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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