Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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