Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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