Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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