Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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