Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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