Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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