Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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