Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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