Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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