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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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