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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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