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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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