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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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