Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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