Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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