Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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