Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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