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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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