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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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