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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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