Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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