Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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