Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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