Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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