Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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