Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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