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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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