Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive 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 reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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