Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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