Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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