Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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