Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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