Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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