Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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