Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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