Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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