Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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