Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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