Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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