Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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