Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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