Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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