Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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