Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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