Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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