Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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