Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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