Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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