Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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