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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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