Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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