Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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