Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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