Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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