Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new 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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