Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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