Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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