Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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