Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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