Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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