Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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