Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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