Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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