Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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