Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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