Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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