Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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