Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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