Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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