Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the key 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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