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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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