Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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