Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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