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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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