Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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