Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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