Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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