Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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