Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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