Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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