Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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