Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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