Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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