Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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