Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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