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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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