Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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