Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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