Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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