Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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