Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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