Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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