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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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