Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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