Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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