Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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