Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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