Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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