Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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