Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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