Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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