Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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