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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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