Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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