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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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