Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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