Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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