Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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