Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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