Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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