Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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