Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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