Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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