Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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