Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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