Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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