Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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