Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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