Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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