Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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