Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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