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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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