Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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