Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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