Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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