Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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