Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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