Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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