Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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