Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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