Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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