Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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