Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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