Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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