Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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