Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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