Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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