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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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