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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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