Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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