Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning enable people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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