Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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