Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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