Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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