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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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