Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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