Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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