Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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