Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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