Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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