Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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