Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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