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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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