Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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