Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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