Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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