Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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