Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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