Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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