Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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