Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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