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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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