Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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