Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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