Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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