Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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