Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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