Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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