Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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