Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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