Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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