Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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