Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. 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. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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