Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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