Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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