Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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