Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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