Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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