Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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