Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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