Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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