Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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