Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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