Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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