Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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