Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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