Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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