Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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