Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. 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. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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