Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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