Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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