Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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