Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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