Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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