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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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