Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning enable people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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