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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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