Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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