Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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