Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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