Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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