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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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