Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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