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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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