Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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