Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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