Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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