Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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