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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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