Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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