Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing 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 topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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