Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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