Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory