Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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