Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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