Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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