Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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