Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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