Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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