Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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