Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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