Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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