Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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