Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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