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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important 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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