Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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