Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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