Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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