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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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