Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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