Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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