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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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