Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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