Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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