Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the 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 describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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