Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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