Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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