Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education initiatives. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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