Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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