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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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