Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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