Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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