Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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