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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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