Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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