Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants 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 massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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