Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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