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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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