Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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