Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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