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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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