Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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