Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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