Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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