Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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