Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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