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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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