Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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