Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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