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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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