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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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