Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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