Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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