Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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