Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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