Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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