Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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