Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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