Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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