Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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