Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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