Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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