Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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