Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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