Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates 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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