Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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