Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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