Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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