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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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