Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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