Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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