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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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