Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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