Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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