Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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