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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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