Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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