Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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