Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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