Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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