Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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