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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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