Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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