Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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