Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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