Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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