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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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