Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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