Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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