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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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