Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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