Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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