Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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