Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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