Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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