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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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