Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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