Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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