Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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