Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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