Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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