Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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