Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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