Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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