Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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