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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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