Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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