Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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