Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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