Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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