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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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