Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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