Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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