Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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