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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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