Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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