Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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