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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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