Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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