Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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