Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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