Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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