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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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