Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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