Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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