Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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