Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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