Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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