Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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