Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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