Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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