Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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