Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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