Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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