Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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