Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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