Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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