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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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