Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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