Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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