Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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