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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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