Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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