Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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