Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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