Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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