Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire 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 numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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