Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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