Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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