Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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