Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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