Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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