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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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