Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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