Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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