Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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