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 articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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