Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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