Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the 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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