Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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