Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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