Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes 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 MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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