Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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