Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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