Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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