Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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