Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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