Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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