Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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