Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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