Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum 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 resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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