Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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