Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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