Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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