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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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