Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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