Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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