Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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