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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the sensational 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 definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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