Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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