Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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