Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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