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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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