Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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