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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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