Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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