Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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