Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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