Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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