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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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