Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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