Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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