Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology enable humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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