Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student 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 learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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