Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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