Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about 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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