Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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