Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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