Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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