Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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