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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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