Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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