Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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