Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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