Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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