Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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