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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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