Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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