Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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