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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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