Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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