Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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