Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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