Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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