Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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