Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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