Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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