Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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