Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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