Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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