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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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