Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes 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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