Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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