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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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