Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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