Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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