Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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