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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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