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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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