Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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