Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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