Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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