Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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