Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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